WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday launched its long-planned “China House” unit, an internal reorganization to help expand and sharpen its policymaking toward[...]
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Volkswagen: decision on location of battery plant in eastern Europe coming soon
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen will soon make a decision on the location of its planned battery plant in Eastern Europe and begin searching for a location in Canada, Chief Executive Oliver Blume[...]
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CSOP bitcoin futures ETF closes higher in Hong Kong debut
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s first bitcoin and ether futures exchange traded funds (ETFs) ended their first trading day higher on Friday, reflecting investors’ i[...]
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Marketmind: Hawk-eyed
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down with their risk-off hat on, after a central bank bonanza this week (that’s seven central b[...]
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China’s economy picking up but “arduous efforts” needed to sustain momentum – state planner
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is expected to pick up, but “arduous efforts” are needed to sustain the recovery in growth due to an adverse external environment and the gl[...]
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Japan Nov consumer inflation likely to hit fresh four-decade high – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s nationwide consumer price inflation likely hit a fresh 40-year high in November, as firms increasingly passed on high energy, food and raw material costs to house[...]
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As Kuroda bows out, Bank of Japan’s rising hawks eye end to unloved yield cap
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – As Haruhiko Kuroda’s decade helming Japan’s central bank nears an end, more of his senior colleagues are seeing a case to remove the bank’s ca[...]
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Factbox: Japan tax reform to target low-emission cars, shift to investment
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will extend tax breaks on low-emission cars and seek to shift its massive household savings into investment in the government’s annual tax code revision to be appro[...]
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Foreign investors cut Chinese bonds for 10th straight month in Nov
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Foreign investors continued to offload holdings in China’s onshore bonds for a 10th straight month in November, although some market watchers expect the outflow pressu[...]
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